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Heavy rain poured down.
Zhuque Street was shrouded in a mist of rain.
Princess Xinyang sat by the window, quietly gazing at the heavy rain in the courtyard.
She was wearing her bedclothes, as if she had just gotten out of bed.
Yu Jin came out of the greenhouse, closed the umbrella, shook off the rainwater, and handed it to a nearby servant girl. Then she turned and entered the house, saying to Princess Xinyang, "The peony plant survived, but we can't have this happen again. If it happens a few more times, not even a powerful immortal can save it."
Princess Xinyang didn't speak, she just silently enjoyed the rain outside.
"The rain is coming in." Yu Jin walked over, removed the stick supporting the window, and lowered it. "After this rain is over, it should start to cool down. It happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival soon."
With no more heavy rain to watch, Princess Xinyang lowered her gaze, but still didn't say anything.
Yu Jin looked at her deeply and asked tentatively, "Princess, do you have something on your mind?"
"I had a dream just now." Princess Xinyang said. "I dreamt about that child."
Yu Jin's eyes flickered and she asked, testing the waters, "Little Marquis?"
"Yes." Princess Xinyang readily admitted, squeezing her left sleeve with her right hand. "He was shouting that he wanted to kill me."
Yu Jin's expression slightly changed, "Princess!"
Princess Xinyang smiled faintly.
Yu Jin hesitated to speak, then let out a sigh, "It's getting late, Princess. You should rest."
…...
Xiao Liulang woke up in the middle of the night. He was lying on a soft bed and felt disoriented for a while, only to recall that he had fallen asleep leaning on the table. But why was he on the bed now? And it didn't seem like it was his own bed either.
"Awake?" Gu Jiao's voice sounded in his ear.
The rain outside had subsided, and the torrential rain had turned into an autumn drizzle, bringing a hint of autumn chill to the surroundings.
A dim oil lamp was left on the candlestick.
Xiao Liulang turned his head to look at Gu Jiao who was lying beside him. Her expression and voice showed no signs of drowsiness, indicating that she had been awake all along.
Under her gentle gaze, the lingering unease from the dream gradually subsided.
"What's wrong with me?" He spoke up, only to realize that his voice was hoarse and didn't sound like his own; his throat was sore too.
Gu Jiao replied, "You caught a cold after getting soaked in the rain today. Before the family came back, you had a high fever, and Jing Kong took care of you."
Xiao Liulang was slightly surprised, "He... took care of me?"
That little monk knew how to take care of people?
Gu Jiao curved her lips and pointed at the fever-reducing patch on his forehead, "Well, he put this on you."
When Little Jing Kong had a high fever with rashes, Gu Jiao had put this on him before. They had a box of them at home, and unexpectedly, he remembered and found one to put on Xiao Liulang.
Xiao Liulang touched the cool and soft item on his forehead and belatedly felt a sense of coolness.
He didn't need to be told to know that it was from her little medicine chest. He had seen all three younger brothers using it.
Xiao Liulang had become quite accepting of the strange items appearing in the little medicine chest. Instead, he was more surprised that Little Jing Kong could take care of him.
"The little guy actually knows how to take care of people?" He murmured.
Gu Jiao bent the corners of her lips upwards and said, "Not only that, he also fed you water. It's just that you don't remember. At that time, it was raining heavily and there was no one else at home, so he put on his little raincoat and went to the medical hall to bring Physician Song to our house."
"He... went so far?"
Xiao Liulang was even more astonished.
That little guy always made a fuss in the house and contradicted him from time to time, causing chaos and making everyone go crazy. It was easy for people to misunderstand him as a mischievous and unruly child who didn’t know any better.
But in reality, he was much stronger and more sensible than children his age.
Gu Jiao looked at him, "So surprised?"
Xiao Liulang honestly replied, "I just didn't expect him to care about me so much."
Gu Jiao responded, "Compared to me, he is even more worried about you. He said you don't take care of yourself at all, you don’t even bring an umbrella on rainy days. He claims that he, as a little child, is better at taking care of himself than you are.”
Xiao Liulang explained, "I didn't think it would rain when I left."
He left too early, and it was still dark outside. He couldn't tell the weather at all from looking at the sky. On the other hand, by the time Little Jing Kong left, there was a hint of dawn on the horizon. He had recently learned a saying at the Imperial Academy, “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky in the morning, sailor’s warning.”
He brought an umbrella and raincoat for himself.
He truly was a child who put others' minds at ease.
Gu Jiao smiled slightly and said, "Jing Kong also said, 'I know brother-in-law leaves early, but can't he buy an umbrella on the way? He insists on getting soaked in the rain all the way back. What a foolish person!'"
Xiao Liulang felt the corner of his mouth twitch. He had to say, she had imitated that disdainful tone perfectly.
Gu Jiao continued, "He also asked me if I didn't give you any pocket money, so you couldn't even afford an umbrella."
Xiao Liulang: "..."
How did a four-year-old little monk come up with so many things?
Gu Jiao lifted the blanket and got out of bed. She took a pill and handed it to him, along with a cup of warm water, "Since you're awake, take the medicine."
Xiao Liulang sat up, took the pill, and drank the water until it was empty.
Then he finally realized something was off, "Why am I lying on your bed?"
Gu Jiao blinked her eyes, and with a particularly serious expression, she said, "I didn't carry you over here!"
Xiao Liulang: "..."
"Go to sleep!" After placing the teacup down, Gu Jiao decisively lay down in bed and pretended to be asleep!
Xiao Liulang also lay down but didn't sleep. He stared at her without blinking.
Even with her eyes closed, Gu Jiao could feel his unmistakable gaze. She opened her eyes and said, "Right, I forgot to turn off the lamp."
She got up, extinguished the oil lamp, and then lay back down.
The room suddenly fell into darkness, and an eerie silence enveloped it.
Xiao Liulang could hear her breathing, which wasn't entirely steady. In the darkness, he continued to gaze at her intently and said, "If one day, you find out that I am not what you see, would you be disappointed?"
"Why would I be disappointed?" Gu Jiao turned her head towards him. "And what do you mean by 'you’re not what I see’? Is your face fake?"
She raised her hand and pinched his face.
"No." He answered.
Gu Jiao's fingertip moved lower and touched his chest, "Is this fake?"
Xiao Liulang took a deep breath. "...No."
"And what about this?"
Her small hand poked his abdominal muscles.
Wherever her fingertips went, it felt soft and tingling, igniting a fire within him.
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